Engineers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory have intentionally driven their engineering rover into soft soil in a sandbox testbed, to simulate how the Spirit rover is stuck on Mars. Full Article at Universe Today
“He formed a vision of what this city could be,” Harral said, “and he never gave up on achieving that vision.” As examples, Harral cited downtown renovations, reconstruction of historic Grass Lawn, transfer to the city of Veterans Affairs acreage and... Full Article at Biloxi Sun Herald
NEW YORK (JTA) -- I have always been a crazy Yankee fan. Full Article at JTA
The first game was as intense and exciting as the second game was uninspired and emotionally flat for the St. Cloud Cathedral Crusaders. It all added up to two losses and a quick exit from the state Class 2A baseball tournament. "Oh rats!" Full Article at St. Cloud Times
First team: Brock Trimbur, Ben Bokor, Joey Tomko and Pat Ross (Gahanna); Mike Mayers (Grove City); Kees Burns, Caleb Wilburn and Jacob Bosiokovic (Delaware); Alex Borgan, Eric Brindle and Alex Bayer (Pickerington North); Tyler Stage, Jordy Martin,... Full Article at Columbus Dispatch
Whenever I think of the Grange, I think of the wonderful acts of kindness they bestow upon their rural communities and the sensational cookbooks they compile year after year. Full Article at The Star-Gazette
Battling closely the entire race with Las Vegas’ Baldwin and several other challengers, Gordon finally pulled away in the closing miles to post a narrow victory margin of four minutes, 45 seconds over Baldwin and his No. 1 Baldwin Motorsports Chevy... Full Article at Las Vegas Review-Journal | LVRJ.com
Twin tiers Three area students - one each from Chemung and Tioga counties in New York and Bradford County in Pennsylvania - received $500 scholarships recently in honor of Vietnam veterans and the Vietnam Moving Wall Memorial. Full Article at The Star-Gazette
ST. PAUL It was cold, never topping 50 degrees. A slow, steady rain rarely let up through the entire four-hour-plus session, making an umbrella a coveted item among the hard-core fans who endured the conditions. Full Article at St. Cloud Times
Son to Darren Michael McIntosh and Stacey Suzanne Bertrand-McIntosh of Chaffee, Mo. , Southeast Missouri Hospital, 12:26 p.m. Thursday, May 28, 2009. Name, Kohldyn John. Weight, 6 pounds, 9 ounces. Third son. Full Article at Southeast Missourian